Jeff Lindsay
Born: July 14, 1952 – Miami, Florida, United States
Jeff Lindsay is an American crime novelist and playwright best known for the Dexter series, which began with Darkly Dreaming Dexter and inspired Showtime’s hit television adaptation Dexter. His work blends dark humor, psychological suspense, and serial-killer fiction, reaching a wide international audience through both novels and screen adaptation.
Biography & Author's Journey
Jeff Lindsay, the pen name of Jeffry P. Freundlich, grew up in Florida and graduated from Middlebury College in 1975 before taking a notably circuitous path into literary fame. Long before he was known for crime fiction, he worked across performance, media, and teaching, spending time as a musician in the Los Angeles club scene, an employee of Steve Allen, a story analyst and script doctor, a screenwriter, a playwright, and a college-level writing instructor. He also collaborated on film and television projects with his wife, Hilary Hemingway, building a career that mixed stagecraft, comic timing, and narrative craft well before his breakthrough as a novelist. ((https://allium.colum.edu/interviews/jeff-lindsay-gf56b))
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"Lindsay just keeps getting better. His stories are wonderfully fresh"
— USA Today
"All this ought to be gross nonsense but Jeff Lindsay’s cynical wit makes it fly"
— The Daily Telegraph
"Jeff Lindsay's razor sharp, devilish wit, and immaculate pacing prove that he is in a class of his own"
— Bookreporter
"This latest entry shows just how good a writer Jeff Lindsay is. This great series keeps getting better"
— The Globe and Mail
"Jeff Lindsay sure does it right with Darkly Dreaming Dexter"
— Cleveland Plain Dealer
"Let Jeff Lindsay introduce you to the serial killer next door"
— Robert Crais
"Just when you think the serial killer next door has hit a wall, along comes a writer like Jeff Lindsay to prove you wrong"
— Chicago Tribune
"Jeff Lindsay is a hoot—no other term quite fits"
— Bookreporter
